RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Check the thread, Rick posted a message and said he directly knew one or two people who had already bought it and found that the app had some accessibility issues and was definitely not as good as the old smart cooker app. I'm sure the Instant Pot itself is just fine, but it looks like

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot Wifi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-17 Thread lenron brown
As far as I know it is accessible. The app is a little bit of a pain but it's new so I am sure those issues will be sorted. On 11/17/18, Susie Stageberg wrote: > I am interested in the answer to this, too; if it’s not accessible, I will > take it off my Christmas list. > > > > Susie > > > > > >

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot Wifi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-17 Thread Susie Stageberg
I am interested in the answer to this, too; if it’s not accessible, I will take it off my Christmas list. Susie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of n4v...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 9:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-17 Thread n4vojj
Have anyone tried the new WIFI pot? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Johnna Simmons Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 9:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list? Can someone please explain to

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi Sieghard and others. I personally kknow 2 people that have already recieved the Instant Pot WiFi model and here is what they are telling me. 1. It uses a different app like others have already mentioned. It uses an app  called Instant Pot and not the Smart Cooker that some of us use with

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-13 Thread Mr. Ed
Hey Sieghard, Do you know what an engineer would say about the glass being half full or half empty. He would say the glass is too big. LOL Mr. Ed -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, November 12,

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-13 Thread Mary Otten
The instant pot is an electric pressure cooker. But it could also do other things, such as making yogurt or do slow cooking, or substitute as your rice cooker although I haven’t had much luck with that last one. Others have. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:19 AM, Johnna Simmons

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-13 Thread Johnna Simmons
Can someone please explain to me what an Insta pot is. How does that work? Is that like a crockpot? What kind of things does it cook? Johnna Simmons > On Nov 12, 2018, at 5:36 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Hi Len, Don and others, > > I just noticed that the new Instant Pot Smart WiFi was

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
As a side note and for those who may not be keen to give out their email address for every single thing that requires you to sign up, you can always use an alias. See: https://www.popsci.com/set-up-email-alias Newsletters, mailing lists, account sign-ups, etc. Just something to consider for an

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Kay Malmquist
Yup, I noticed that after I sent the message. I'll have a look. Thanks. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties today of its strength. Corrie Ten Boom - 1892-1983 - Watchmaker - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel"

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I provided links for the apps I was looking at, they are right there in my email which is below yours. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Monday, November 12, 2018 8:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Now available, was: New

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Mary, Sorry, but I didn't mean to come down hard on you, I was just pointing out that you do tend to focus on negative aspects of a product and I don't think I'm the only person who has noticed that. The reviews I saw were old and could not possible refer to how this app works together with

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Kay Malmquist
What is the name of the app that you are looking at? I have the smart cooker app. and the instant pot app. I usually use the smart cooker app to cook with. Which one had the update last week? In the app called instant pot I have seen no way to cook with the instant pot except using recipes.

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
The folks who were complaining, and there weren’t a lot of reviews which is understandable, were mostly on about the fact that when you try to scroll through the list of recipes, they opened instead of letting you scroll. That might not affect us as voiceover users. Also, people were

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Mary, Just reading about things always brings with it the danger that you may happen to read something written by somebody who doesn't know what they are talking about. The old app a worse rating than the new one if you compare 1.6 to 2.1 Stars. Anyhow, I don't yet have the new Instant Pot

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, the Wi-Fi model is available on Amazon for $146. It is a 6 quart model. According to what I have read, it sounds like it has buttons on the front like the other instant pots did before the one that turned out not to be very accessible. And there is an app. And that app enables you to do

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Susie Stageberg
Have I missed something? Is the pot with WiFi now availa in the U.S.? If it is, I want one! Susie > On Nov 12, 2018, at 9:21 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > For this new part, they have a new app. I also have a smart cooker app, and > as you noted, it’s quite accessible. I never fooled with the

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
Well, seek hard, for what it’s worth, I still like the home button and touch ID better than face ID. And I don’t know why you have to come off so hard. After all, I was only reporting what I read on the App Store, not offering my personal opinion, since I do not have this new instant pot nor

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
For this new part, they have a new app. I also have a smart cooker app, and as you noted, it’s quite accessible. I never fooled with the programmed in recipes. But this new one is supposed to have 750 recipes programmed in already to the app. So that could be kind of a big deal, and it is not

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
The smart cooker app is the one I use for my bluetooth model. It's completely accessible. I don't know what else it's supposed to do or if folks simply don't like the way it looks. It gives you access to what you need. We've got the bluetooth model and another 8 quart one that my wife uses. If

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi again, Jim, here is what I found on the app store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instant-pot/id1236561148?mt=8 It's interesting because when I look at this on the computer the app gets only 2.1 out of 5 Stars although some of the very negative reviews are negative because the reviewer

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread lenron brown
I am sure we could contact them about making the app a bit more accessible if it has issues. On 11/12/18, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hey Mary, no offense, but you aalso complaint terribly about Face Id and how > you would hang on to your iPhone 7, next thing you had an iPhone XR and you > said

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hey Mary, no offense, but you aalso complaint terribly about Face Id and how you would hang on to your iPhone 7, next thing you had an iPhone XR and you said Face Id worked well for you even with the attention feature which previously you assumed most blind people would have to disable etc. If

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Mary Otten
The app has bad reviews. I don’t have that particular model of pot, since I have the older Bluetooth one. But everybody is complaining about the app, the bad layout and how recipes open instead of letting you scroll. Hopefully the main part of the app, the dashboard where you can monitor stuff,

Re: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread lenron brown
Woh this has made me so excited! So think I will buy this one and let my dad keep my 6 in one duo I got a couple months ago. On 11/12/18, Jim Noseworthy wrote: > Hello: > > > > I didn’t see the app in the Canadian app store. > > > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Sieghard

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hello: I didn’t see the app in the Canadian app store. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, November 12, 2018 6:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list? Hi

RE: Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Zhi Huang
Thanks a lot Sieghard, Although I own the last one right before it stopped selling it, I have many students who keep asking for this if its available again. Zhi Huang Assistive Technology Specialist From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday,

Now available, was: New Instant Pot WiFi - how did that one slip by the list?

2018-11-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Len, Don and others, I just noticed that the new Instant Pot Smart WiFi was now in stock and available to ship on the Amazon Canada website and when I went to Amazon.com it seems that it is now also listed and available to ship. In Canada it is $199.99 Canadian and in the US $145.35 US,